Changemakers: Arati Nar, Founder & CEO of Anara Skincare 
The Green Co: What is it?
The Green Co. is a Dundee-based brand creating effective and low-impact alternatives to conventional household products. Founded by Managing Director Emilio Rimini at just seventeen, the business began as a small project at his mum’s kitchen table and has since grown into a trusted name helping thousands of households reduce single-use plastic and clean more sustainably.
Their flagship products include GreenSheets™, ultra-light laundry detergent and fabric conditioner sheets, and GreenTabs™, a growing range of concentrated cleaning refills designed to cut bottle waste and lower carbon emissions. Everything is developed to be easy to use, space-saving and genuinely better for the planet, without compromising on cleaning performance.
What sets The Green Co. apart is its commitment to honesty. Rather than glossing over challenges, Emilio and his team are transparent about their supply chain, environmental impact and long-term goals. They work closely with manufacturing partners in China while actively developing a plan – with support from Scottish Enterprise and the Scottish Manufacturing Advisory Service – to bring production to Dundee. This shift would allow them to take full control of sourcing, improve traceability, and create the most sustainable versions of their products possible.
Driven by community values, the team has also donated more than 300,000 loads of laundry detergent sheets to Scottish foodbanks, helping lighten the load for families in need.
The Green Co. best-sellers:
Laundry Detergent GreenSheets™
ÂŁ0.95
Foaming Hand Soap GreenTabs™ Starter Kit
ÂŁ14.95
GreenTabs™ Spray Bundle Starter Kit
ÂŁ39.95
The Green Co.: How Sustainable is it?
Sustainability sits at the centre of The Green Co. Their products are designed to minimise waste from the outset: laundry sheets and refill tabs replace bulky plastic bottles, and orders are shipped in recyclable cardboard with compostable, corn-starch mailers. They offset sea-freight emissions threefold through Carbon Footprint Ltd.
Around 80% of the ingredients used across their formulations are considered sustainably sourced, including plant-derived surfactants, palm-free glucosides, plant-based glycerol and eco-friendly citrates. Some ingredients, such as fragrances and PVA, remain semi-synthetic or fully synthetic, and The Green Co. consider these as areas for future improvement.
The brand’s two manufacturing partners undergo third-party audits every three years and provide assurances on good manufacturing. Yet, the Green Co. acknowledges the limits of outsourced production. Long-term, their priority is to establish small-scale local manufacturing to dramatically reduce environmental impact and improve oversight.
This commitment to continual progress, and a refusal to greenwash, is one of the clearest markers of their ethos. The goal is simple: to make cleaning better for your family, home and planet, with products that are both effective and as responsible as they can be.
The Green Co.: where can I buy it?
Shop online at: thegreencompany.online
